Holiday closings in the Des Moines metro area:
BANKS: According to a survey by the Iowa Bankers Association, 55 percent of Iowa banks will be closed Monday.
BUSES: Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority buses will run a regular schedule Monday. CyRide in Ames will not run its Silver Route on Sunday, and Monday’s schedule is a modified weekday break schedule. Details are at cyride.com.
DRIVER’S LICENSES: All Iowa DOT driver’s license stations are closed today. The stations are usually closed on Mondays. Other DOT facilities are closed Monday.
GARBAGE COLLECTION: Garbage and recycling collections are not delayed next week.
JAIL: There will be no inmate visitation at the Polk County Jail on Monday. The county sheriff’s office will not process weapons permits or provide records.
LANDFILLS: All Metro Waste Authority facilities will be open on their normal schedules.
GOVERNMENT OFFICES: State and federal offices are closed Monday.
• Also closed are offices for these governments: Des Moines, Grimes, Johnston and Polk County.
• Offices will be open Monday for Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights and Dallas County.
LIBRARIES: All Des Moines library branches and the Ankeny, Grimes, Johnston and Waukee libraries will be closed Monday. These libraries are open for normal hours: Altoona, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale and West Des Moines.
MAIL: Monday is a postal holiday.
SCHOOLS: These school districts have no classes Monday, although many teachers and staff members are working: Ankeny, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines, Johnston, Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines.
• Normal classes are scheduled Monday in Bondurant-Farrar, Carlisle, North Polk, Norwalk and Southeast Polk.
Selected Monday events
DES MOINES: 10:45 a.m. Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will provide welcoming comments and present a proclamation at a ceremony. Dr. Eddie Moore Jr., director of diversity at Brooklyn Friends School in Brooklyn, N.Y., will provide the keynote address. Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center, 75 E. Army Post Road. 282-8060. Free.
DES MOINES: 12:30 p.m. Ed Barnes, executive director of the Willkie House, will be the keynote speaker. Viking Theatre, Grand View University, 2811 E. 14th St. 263-6017. Free.
DES MOINES: 4 p.m. A speaker and student essayists will share their interpretations of Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on our communities today. A reception will follow. Forest Avenue Library, 1326 Forest Ave. 283-4152. Free.
URBANDALE: All day. The Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th St., is partnering with the Urbandale Food Pantry for Food for Fines. Patrons who bring in a personal care item or nonperishable food item for donation on Jan. 21 will receive credit for unpaid library fines. $1 per item will be removed. No limit.
BANKS: According to a survey by the Iowa Bankers Association, 55 percent of Iowa banks will be closed Monday.
BUSES: Des Moines Area Regional Transit Authority buses will run a regular schedule Monday. CyRide in Ames will not run its Silver Route on Sunday, and Monday’s schedule is a modified weekday break schedule. Details are at cyride.com.
DRIVER’S LICENSES: All Iowa DOT driver’s license stations are closed today. The stations are usually closed on Mondays. Other DOT facilities are closed Monday.
GARBAGE COLLECTION: Garbage and recycling collections are not delayed next week.
JAIL: There will be no inmate visitation at the Polk County Jail on Monday. The county sheriff’s office will not process weapons permits or provide records.
LANDFILLS: All Metro Waste Authority facilities will be open on their normal schedules.
GOVERNMENT OFFICES: State and federal offices are closed Monday.
• Also closed are offices for these governments: Des Moines, Grimes, Johnston and Polk County.
• Offices will be open Monday for Altoona, Ankeny, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale, Waukee, West Des Moines, Windsor Heights and Dallas County.
LIBRARIES: All Des Moines library branches and the Ankeny, Grimes, Johnston and Waukee libraries will be closed Monday. These libraries are open for normal hours: Altoona, Bondurant, Carlisle, Clive, Norwalk, Pleasant Hill, Polk City, Urbandale and West Des Moines.
MAIL: Monday is a postal holiday.
SCHOOLS: These school districts have no classes Monday, although many teachers and staff members are working: Ankeny, Dallas Center-Grimes, Des Moines, Johnston, Urbandale, Waukee and West Des Moines.
• Normal classes are scheduled Monday in Bondurant-Farrar, Carlisle, North Polk, Norwalk and Southeast Polk.
Selected Monday events
DES MOINES: 10:45 a.m. Gov. Terry Branstad and Lt. Gov. Kim Reynolds will provide welcoming comments and present a proclamation at a ceremony. Dr. Eddie Moore Jr., director of diversity at Brooklyn Friends School in Brooklyn, N.Y., will provide the keynote address. Fort Des Moines Museum and Education Center, 75 E. Army Post Road. 282-8060. Free.
DES MOINES: 12:30 p.m. Ed Barnes, executive director of the Willkie House, will be the keynote speaker. Viking Theatre, Grand View University, 2811 E. 14th St. 263-6017. Free.
DES MOINES: 4 p.m. A speaker and student essayists will share their interpretations of Martin Luther King Jr.’s impact on our communities today. A reception will follow. Forest Avenue Library, 1326 Forest Ave. 283-4152. Free.
URBANDALE: All day. The Urbandale Public Library, 3520 86th St., is partnering with the Urbandale Food Pantry for Food for Fines. Patrons who bring in a personal care item or nonperishable food item for donation on Jan. 21 will receive credit for unpaid library fines. $1 per item will be removed. No limit.
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